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来源类型 | Report |
规范类型 | 报告 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.7249/RR3047 |
来源ID | RR-3047-OSD |
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Blood Delivery: A UAV Fleet Design Tool and Case Study | |
Christopher K. Gilmore; Michael Chaykowsky; Brent Thomas | |
发表日期 | 2019-10-18 |
出版年 | 2019 |
语种 | 英语 |
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摘要 | Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are proliferating in both commercial and military markets. Blood makes for an interesting UAV delivery case study because blood products (whole blood, red blood cells, and platelets) have a finite shelf life and unique constraints regarding how they must be transported and stored. The medical community's blood supply chain can potentially benefit from a pairing with a delivery platform that allows for on-demand capability and greater flexibility. ,In this report, the authors assess the utility of autonomous UAVs — specifically, small fixed-wing UAVs — for two distinct military missions of interest to the Joint Staff: logistical resupply of blood units to medical treatment facilities and emergency delivery of whole blood to traumatically injured personnel at forward-operating locations in medical situations where time is critical. The authors define a notional blood delivery mission space in terms of distances, payloads, and response times and then detail the use of a modeling software tool they developed to optimize the design of a fleet of blood delivery UAVs. Their assessment tool and specific optimization formulation (geometric programming) reveal the many supply chain issues of importance and relevance to the Joint medical community and advance the understanding of the requirements, capabilities, and cost drivers of small UAV delivery systems. |
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主题 | Autonomous Vehicles ; Emergency Medical Services ; Military Aircraft ; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
URL | https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3047.html |
来源智库 | RAND Corporation (United States) |
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资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/523914 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Christopher K. Gilmore,Michael Chaykowsky,Brent Thomas. Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Blood Delivery: A UAV Fleet Design Tool and Case Study. 2019. |
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